Definition of elope Elope
/ɪlowˈp/ - [ilowp] - e•lope
We found 4 definitions of elope from 4 different sources.
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What does elope mean?
WordNet
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| elope - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" | ||
| run off | ||
| flee, take flight, fly run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elope (v. t.)
To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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e-lōp, v.i. to escape privately, said esp. of a woman, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a lover: to run away, bolt.—n. Elope′ment, a secret departure, esp. of a woman with a man. [Cf. Old Dut. ontlōpen, Ger. entlaufen, to run away.]
Part of speech
🔤- elope, verb, present, 1st person singular of elope (infinitive).
- elope, verb (infinitive).
